The 1996 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup was the third and last conference of the 1996 PBA season. It started on September 29 and ended on December 17, 1996. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.
| 1996 PBA Governors' Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | September 29 – December 17, 1996 |
| TV partner(s) | Vintage Sports (IBC) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Alaska Milkmen |
| Runners-up | Ginebra San Miguel |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Marlou Aquino (Ginebra San Miguel) |
| Best Import | Sean Chambers (Alaska Milkmen) |
| Finals MVP | Johnny Abarrientos (Alaska Milkmen) |
| PBA Governors' Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
Format edit
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
- The teams were divided into 2 groups.
|
Group A: |
Group B:
|
- Teams in a group will play against each other once and against teams in the other group twice; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams. Standings will be determined in one league table; teams do not qualify by basis of groupings.[1]
- The top two teams will automatically qualify to the semifinals, while the next four teams will have a crossover quarterfinal round.
- Quarterfinals:
- QF1: #3 vs. #6, with #3 having the twice-to-beat advantage
- QF2: #4 vs. #5, with #4 having the twice-to-beat advantage
- Best-of-five semifinals:
- SF1: QF1 vs. #4
- SF2: QF2 vs. #3
- Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
- Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals
Elimination round edit
Team standings edit
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska Milkmen | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | |
| 3 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545[a] | 2 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 6 | 5 | .545[a] | 2 | |
| 5 | Sunkist Orange Bottlers | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 3 | |
| 7 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 3 | |
| 8 | Mobiline Cellulars | 2 | 9 | .182 | 6 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
Sixth seed playoff edit
Bracket edit
| Quarterfinals (Higher seeds twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (Best-of-5 series) | Finals (Best-of-7 series) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Alaska | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Shell | 100 | 104 | 4 | Shell | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Sunkist | 107 | 101 | 1 | Alaska | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 | Ginebra | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Ginebra | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | San Miguel | 91* | 89 | 3 | San Miguel | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Purefoods | 97 | 86 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 4 | Shell | 103 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | San Miguel | 99 | |||||||||||||
Quarterfinals edit
Shell and San Miguel have a twice-to-beat advantage
(3) San Miguel vs. (6) Purefoods edit
(4) Shell vs. (5) Sunkist edit
Semifinals edit
(1) Alaska vs. (4) Shell edit
(2) Ginebra vs. (3) San Miguel edit
Third place playoff edit
Finals edit
References edit
- ^ "Bidding for basketball immortality". Jimbo Gulle, Manila Standard, September 27, 1996.